Goggins, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Barnesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30204. The Survey maps it on the Johnstonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Barnesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Johnstonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
225 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 225 fires within 5 miles of Goggins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 143 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAMAR004 |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Goggins: 6 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Vaughn Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| H B Manrey Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| H S Worsham Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Howard Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Ingraham Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J I Taylor Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Means Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Old Childs Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goggins in 2 storm reports in 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goggins | $4,000 | Emergency manager reported multiple trees down in Lamar, including a large tree blocking Van Buren Road near North Ridge Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goggins | - | Emergency manager reported multiple trees down in Lamar, including a large tree blocking Van Buren Road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstonville | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Barnesville | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Powell (historical) | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Aldora | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lamont (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Revere (historical) | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Liberty Hill | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wilkinsons (historical) | 5.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356042. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





